Step-by-Step Guide to Make Perfect My Simple Pesto Recipe

Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, my simple pesto recipe. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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This "simple pesto pasta" can be made even more simple. I have harvested fresh basil from my garden and love to make pesto. This recipe is my husband's pesto recipe he learned when he lived in Italy. This simple vegan pesto recipe—without cheese—tastes surprisingly like the real thing!

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook my simple pesto recipe using 13 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make My Simple Pesto Recipe:

1. Take 3 cups packed Fresh Basil, leaf and stems (8 ounces by weight ) approximately 3 cups packed
2. Get 15 ounces Extra virgin olive oil
3. Make ready 2 1/2 cups Parmesan cheese, fresh grated (not processed)
4. Prepare 3 cloves Garlic
5. Get 1/2 tsp Kosher salt or Sea salt (Do not use table salt/ Iodized salt for cooking or for consumption)
6. Get Equipment Needed:
7. Prepare 1 dry cup measure
8. Prepare 1 cup liquid measure
9. Get 1 Tablespoon measure
10. Prepare 1/2 Teaspoon measure
11. Prepare 1 Collander/Strainer
12. Prepare Optional: small scale (for weighing basil)
13. Take Food processor or blender

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Steps to make My Simple Pesto Recipe:

1. Wash Basil in sink and drain with Collander/ Strainer
2. Place in food processor (or blender) in order; garlic cloves, basil, parmesan cheese, 1/2 the olive oil, then pulse
3. Slowly add rest of olive oil while pulsing
4. Keep pulsing until wet sand consistency, should be uniform in size and texture.
5. Taste, add 1/2 tsp of kosher salt if needed, never use table salt as it should never be used for cooking, or consumption in my opinion.
6. Store in refrigerator (will last at least 1 week - can be frozen if making larger batches).
7. Put away food and wash equipment and let dry
8. Mix or add to favorite foods for fun twists (Great on; pasta, pizza, in sauces, hummus, salad dressing, dips, mayonnaise, potato salad, gnocchi)
9. Note: I have used both a food processor and a good blender (Ninja) both worked for me. It is important to put the cheese on top of the basil to help hold down the basil for a smoother and consistent texture through out.

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